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Fact File Capital: Freetown Population: 5,823,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Three pin square, British Style Dialling code: +232 Currency: Sierre Leonean leone. Exchange rate: $1 = 4,329.94 SLL Language: English, Mende, Temme, Krio Visas Citizens of these countries do not require a visa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo All other countries require a visa before travelling. Airlines Afrinat Airlines – www.afrinat.com Air France – www.airfrance.com Arik Air – www.arikair.com ASKY – www.flyasky.com Brussels Airlines –...

Fact File Capital: Victoria Population: 94,000 Time zone: GMT +4 Plugs: Three pin square, British style Dialling code: +248 Currency: Seychellois rupee. Exchange rate: $1 = 12.0233 SCR Language: English, French Visas No visa is needed to enter Seychelles. All you need is a valid passport, a return ticket and a hotel reservation. Upon arrival at the Seychelles airport you will need to present all three documents to the immigration...

Fact File Capital: Dakar Population: 13,567,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Two and three pin round Dialling code: +221 Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French Visas The following countries can enter Senegal without a visa for up to 90 days: Austria, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Denmark, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea...

Fact File Population: 194,000 Time zone: UTC 0 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +239 Currency: Sao Tomean dobra. Exchange rate: $1 = 18,730.00 STD Language: Portuguese Visas Visas are required by all visitors. Airlines TAAG Angola Airlines – www.taag.com TAP – www.flytap.com Car Hire Avis – www.avis.com

Fact File Population: 4,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Three pin square, British style Dialling code: +290 Currency: Saint Helena pound. Exchange rate: $1 = 0.655593 SHP Language: English Visas All visitors require an entry permit, available at the point of entry and valid for up to six months. You must produce valid medical insurance or show other means to pay for treatment of any medical emergencies for the duration...

Fact File Population: 10,780,000 Time: UTC+2 Plugs: Two-pin round Dialling code: +250 Currency: Rwandan franc - $1=671RWF Language: Kinyarwanda, French, English, Kiswahili Background It's been nearly two decades since the civil war and genocide of 1994 that devastated this tiny country, and it's come a long way. Growth has been good, driven by coffee and tea exports, and expanding tourism. Rwanda is also trying to reinvent itself...

Fact File Population: 168 million Time: GMT+1 Plugs: Three-prong square Dialling code: +234 Currency: Naira - $1=158NGN Language: English Background With its huge mineral wealth and vibrant energy, balanced by grinding poverty and endemic corruption, Nigeria is a place you’ll either love or loathe. Often it is both, simultaneously. Either way, there’s no ignoring the economic powerhouse of West Africa. Named for the Niger River that flows through...

Fact File Capital: Niamey Population: 17,493,000 Time zone: UTC +1 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +227 Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French Visas Citizens of these countries do not require a visa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo All other passport holders require a visa to enter Niger. Airlines Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz Air Burkina – www.air-burkina.com Air France – www.airfrance.com Air Mali – www.air-mali.com Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com THY Turkish...

Fact File Population: 2.1 million Time zone: GMT + 2 hours (summer); GMT + 1 hour (winter) Plugs: Three-prong square Dialling code: +264 Currency: Namibian dollar; SA Rand - $1=10.4NAD Language: English, Afrikaans, German, Portuguese, ethnic languages Background Lying along the South Atlantic Ocean, on the west coast of Africa, Namibia is a young country – it finally gained its independence in 1990. Although leisure tourism is...

Fact File Population: 24 million Time zone: GMT+2 Plugs: Two-pin round Dialling code: + 254 Currency: Metical - $1=29.7MZN Language: Portuguese, English Background After decades in the economic doldrums, Mozambique’s GDP has been growing at an average of 9%, thanks largely to strong demand for aluminium exports from the Mozal smelter, although volatile commodity prices remain a concern. Agriculture has long been a mainstay of the economy – cotton,...

Fact File Capital: Rabat Population: 32,950,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +212 Currency: Moroccan dirham. Exchange rate: $1 =  8.49574 MAD Language: Arabic Visas The following countries do not need a visa for visits of up to 90 days: Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Congo (Brazzaville), Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Hong-kong...

Background Since independence from the United Kingdom in 1968, Mauritius has quietly gone about the important business of growing its GDP and reducing income inequality. Today, it’s one of the most prosperous economies in Africa, growing steadily at around 5% per year. The government has also taken bold steps – such as export processing zones – to diversify the economy away from...